Almond Apple Scones are stuffed with fresh apples and oatmeal; flavored with cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamon baked to a perfection.
Have I ever told you the story about our apple tree? When we moved into our home in Fallbrook 13 years ago there were 2 fruit trees, one apple and one Valencia orange. We knew the orange was a Valencia because of the time of year the fruit was ripe. We had no idea what kind of apple tree was growing but we did know the tree was in a sorry shape.
The apple tree was quite stunted in growth. But not only that, the middle of the tree was missing. This is hard to describe but there was a tree with an outer bark and the middle was not there. Growing off the bark where a few branches. I was ready to give the tree up for dead. Craig is always up for a challenge and a very dedicated and diligent gardener. He took it upon himself to save this apple tree. He pruned it, watered it, and fertilized it. He took extreme care over this little apple tree and it has been giving us magnificent apples ever since. Years with a good wet winter we have gotten apples so large, 1 apple is more than enough for two people to share.
I still don’t know what kind of apple tree it is. The coloring when ripe is a pretty even combination of green and red. The fruit is more tart than sweet. And it has a really nice crisp crunch. The apples were perfect to use in these Almond Oatmeal Apple Scones. I loved stuffing the scones with lots of apples, they bring such a fresh flavor and texture to the whole almond oatmeal apple scones.
There are so many other good flavors in these almond oatmeal apple scones with cinnamon, cardamon, nutmeg, and almond. The almond glaze and sliced almonds on top are just the right touch to finish off the whole scone to make it even better.
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Almond Apple Scones
Ingredients
For the Apple Scones:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp ground cardamom
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- 6 tbsp cold butter (cut or grated into small pieces)
- 1 cup heavy cream
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 2 small green apples (peeled, cored, and finely diced)
For the Almond Glaze:
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 2 TBS whole milk
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds
Equipment
- Large Mixing Bowl
Instructions
For the Apple Scones:
- In a large bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients; flour, oats, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, cardamon, and nutmeg. 2 cups all-purpose flour, ½ cup rolled oats, 1 tbsp baking powder, 1 tsp cinnamon, ½ tsp salt, ¼ tsp ground cardamom, ¼ tsp nutmeg
- Grate the cold butter with a box grater and add it to the flour mixture with a pastry cutter, or two forks until you have a mixture of pea sized crumbs. 6 tbsp cold butter
- In another small bowl, whisk together the heavy cream, brown sugar, vanilla extract, and almond extract. 1 cup heavy cream, ½ cup packed brown sugar, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 1 tsp almond extract
- Slowly drizzle the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix together until you have a nice sticky dough.
- Fold the apple pieces into the mixture. 2 small green apples
- Pour the mixture out onto a lightly floured surface and knead the dough about 5 times. Form it into a round ball as best as you can, about 9 inches across.
- Cut the ball into 8 even sized wedges. Place the scones on a baking sheet in the fridge for 15 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Transfer the scones to the baking pan, about 2 to 3 inches apart.
- Bake the scones for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the tops are golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and let them cool on the sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer them to a cooling rack.
- When slightly cooled, top them with the almond glaze.
For the Almond Glaze:
- In a medium bowl, stir together the powdered sugar, milk, and almond extract until it is the consistency of a glaze. Add more milk, or powdered sugar as needed to get a drizzle-able consistency. 1/2 cup powdered sugar, 2 TBS whole milk, 1 tsp almond extract
- Drizzle the glaze over the top of the scones as desired.
- Sprinkle sliced almonds onto each scone. 1/4 cup sliced almonds
Nutrition
This almond glaze is the perfect finish to these almond oatmeal apple scones.
Almond Oatmeal Apple Scones brings fall into your home. What other treats do you bake to bring fall home?
Flossie says
your apples sound a lot like Jonathon